Thinking
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Tonight the voters in Iowa meet to begin the process of choosing a candidate for president. The Democratic nominee is… Read more.
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Every four years I put myself through the torture of following the candidates for President and if you look at… Read more.
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A few of the candidates for the Republican nomination are proposing a flat tax instead of our current progressive tax.… Read more.
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As in 2008 I’m attempting to keep an accurate list of the men and women running for President in 2012.… Read more.
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A great deal has happened in the past few weeks and I haven’t had time to write much about it.… Read more.
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Hopefully anyone reading this has already done his taxes, but it’s an interesting point to ask where the money is… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
Tom Allain's Thoughts and Musings 